This short biography of Machiavelli includes a color portrait, links to more information about important ideas, and recommended primary and secondary sources.

From "Lectures on Early Modern European History," you will find a lot of information on the father of modern political theory: life, works, and more.

This short biography of Machiavelli includes a color portrait, links to more information about important ideas, and recommended primary and secondary sources.

Spurred by ambition and spiritual prophecy, Macbeth, and his wife Lady Macbeth, come up with a scheme to murder King Duncan and take his throne. Their actions force them to commit more murders and eventually leads to their downfall....

This is a short timeline of key events of the Italian Renaissance. Make sure to click on "Humanism" and "Renaissance Art" for more information.